If anyone knows what it’s like to be smeared for telling the truth, it’s Walid. In case you haven’t noticed, Rep. Allen West is a frequent target of left wing and Islamic smear merchants as well. Those who tell the truth will be smeared by those who don’t want it to be known. In his latest op-ed, West nails it on Sharia Compliant Finance (SCF) and is certain to be dismissed as a kook for telling the truth.

As a vehicle for legitimizing and promoting Shariah throughout the world, Shariah-compliant finance is a phenomenon that is taking the financial world by storm right under the noses of American investors.

Given the stated mission of Shariah is to bring about the rule of Islam worldwide, anything that promotes the Shariah mission warrants careful scrutiny. American investors deserve to know where their money is being invested, and the fact that their hard-earned dollars could be helping fund the very radical terrorist groups that are seeking to destroy this nation is shocking.

It is vital that we come to grips and recognize not just the kinetic aspects of radical Islam, but also the idea of “stealth jihad,” which can infiltrate our operating systems.

Shariah is an Arabic term used to describe Islamic doctrinal law regarded in the Islamic world as immutable, indivisible and mandatory for all Muslims to follow in all aspects of life.

• Barbaric punishment, such as limb amputations and gouging out of eyes for petty crimes like theft.

• Severe discrimination against, and the subjugation of, non-Muslims.

• Last, and most pertinent to this subject, is Shariah mandates that Muslims who cannot engage in physical jihad using force, must support jihad with money.

Shariah is at the heart of the ideology of terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Hamas and other jihadist organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood and those who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks on American soil and continue to terrorize and threaten Americans and their way of life.